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Category Manager Additives EMEA
Date: Apr 28, 2025
Location: Barcelona, ES
About AkzoNobel
Since 1792, we’ve been supplying innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world-class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens, and Interpon – is trusted by customers worldwide. We operate in more than 150 countries, using our expertise to sustain and enhance everyday life. We believe every surface is an opportunity. As a pioneering and established paints company, we are dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of today while creating a better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.
The jobholder needs to maximize alignment with regional procurement specialists to ensure the completion of global and regional sourcing objectives and strategies, which may have different priority levels compared to local/regional sites’ immediate operational needs.
Responsibilities
* Category Management:
o Global category management for assigned categories/sub-categories.
o Develop and implement global and regional sourcing strategies (SSM) for assigned categories/sub-categories.
o Develop a pipeline of TCO reduction projects aligned with AN Sourcing Financial objectives.
o Conduct raw material market intelligence and price forecasting for raw materials in assigned categories/sub-categories.
o Manage risks related to supply, finances, and the supplier base; develop in-out sourcing strategies when required.
* Manage supplier relationships to ensure mutually beneficial collaborations at all organizational levels.
* Serve as Key Supplier Manager (KSM) for high-spend strategic global suppliers in your categories/sub-categories.
* Act as the key interface between sourcing and TCL, collaborating with R&D for supplier innovation, new product introductions, complexity reduction projects, and portfolio management.
* Support resolution of escalated supply issues.
* Represent the global category in regional cross-functional forums and programs (e.g., IBP, CM management, regional procurement reviews).
* Contract Management:
o Negotiate prices with suppliers involved in the category.
o Negotiate and implement contracts.
* Manage raw materials for assigned categories/sub-categories.
* Sustainability:
o Ensure suppliers align with AkzoNobel’s sustainability ambitions.
About you
* 5+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or sourcing, with proven skills in negotiating and managing suppliers.
* Experience in developing and deploying sourcing strategies and achieving sourcing excellence.
* Proven success in improving supplier cost, quality, and delivery performance.
* Familiarity with advanced procurement management applications (e.g., Coupa, Icertis, Ariba).
* Knowledge of best practices in procurement, business awareness, chemical industry market, commercial strategies, and supply chain value creation.
* Expertise in market dynamics and supply base management.
At AkzoNobel, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best selves. We embrace diversity and promote tolerance. Our talent acquisition process is designed to build a diverse environment, including training on unconscious bias to ensure fair consideration for all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability.
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